The Wahpeton times., 1887-08-11
! THURSDAY. AUG. II. 1887.

NH NH Barrets circus is at Fargo to-day.
Nh Hunt, the shoe man will erect
mile posts in the country next
week.
Il The monthly meeting of the "Fire
Department will be held tomorrow
evening (Friday.)
The lecture on the eastern Ques-
tiOn will be repeated on the Island
Sunday. Admission free.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry. parents of
Mrs. DR.. Nuckoils. departed for
their eastern home Tuesday even
ing.
H. Gillitt, manager of the Hast
ing's Publishing Co. and relative
of the Gillitt Bros. is sightseeing
in North Dakota.
A. Miksche has just received a
large stock of clothing for the fall
and winter trade. Give him call
before purchasing elsewhere.
DR.. Sowles has received an elegant
operating chair. The positions it
can be thrown into would make q
contortionist turn green with envy.
Ed Simmons has been offered and
has accepted position in Milwau-
kee, Wis.,, and he will accordingly.
resign his position as baggage mas
ter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Anton Miksche ar.
rived ut New York Saturday last
and are expected home Monday next.
Mr.. Miksche has sent three young
men over from his native land, rela-
tives of the family, to make their
home here, they having arrived last
evening.
Mayor Geo. d .Swaine has returned
from his trip to the Black Hills,
whittier he was called on business
pertaining to his duties as superin-
tendant of the territorial board of
health. The numelo Gus quacks who
have infested Dakota are being rap
idly rooted out.
Commencing August 9th and con-
tinuing during the month the North
ern Pacific railroad company will
sell at st. Paul and Minneapolis Sec
ond class tickets to all points in
Dakota ut two cents Il mile to enable
farmers in Dakota to secure. help to
harvest their crop.
In conversation with a prominent
physician of Wahpeton he informed
us it would he the greatest surprise
to him he ever experienced if we
did not have an epidemic this fall.
The principal cause assigned was
the condition of our cutters and
back yards.
WV. Houghton, the man famous.
for the big diamond he wears, as we'll
as being from Fargo. spent Sunday
visiting his partner, II. Muggley.
Mr.. Houghton leaves for the east in
a couple of days to buy goods for
the home firm, which will be Il good
thing to remember.
Mr.. Newsonburg. living southwest
of here, was in the city Tuesday and
reported his entire standing crop
destroyed by hail Sunday night. r..
N. Inks farm in the same neighbor-
hood suffered likewise. Both gen.
tlemen we understand were insured
in the Northwestern Mutual of Wah-
peton and the Farmers Mutual.
Rev.:Mr. Morrow the newly ar
rived assistant pastor of the Epis-
copal church, delivered his saluta-
tory sermon last Sunday before a
large congregation. The Rev. gen.
tleman has an elegant command of
language and is very eloquent. The
services We're rendered doubly inter-
esting by the debut of the new choir,
consisting of the Misses Bunnell
and Messrs. Gray and Whitcomb
with Mrs. Wilcox as organist, who
7 acquitted themselves in an admirable
style.
In consideration of the unusual
demand for laborers during harvest
and with the view of assisting in
every way in obtaining laborers for
farmers living along their line, the
Manitoba have announced u "labor
rate" of two cents per mile from St.
Paul to all points north of Barnes.
Vile and Breckinridge, in effect un.
til Aug. 81. as we are advised by a
circu lar received from General Pas.
senger Agent Warren. This is a
move in the right direction.
That honesty is the best policy
is ILLUSTRATED by a recent occurrence,
h = farmer living near town being
somewhat involved and fearing a